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Tourists flock to Hong Kong countryside as city records 600,000 arrivals in first 2 days of Golden Week

Hong Kong’s countryside has seen an influx of tourists with the start of the Labour Day Golden Week in mainland China, recording over 600,000 arrivals in the first two days of the five-day-long holiday. Visitors camping…

Gulf plans to bypass Hormuz still far off

The war in the Middle East has forced the Gulf monarchies to rethink their oil and trade routes, but rerouting them will be no simple task, experts say. Faced with the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, the only maritime…

Japan eyes slice of rising global defence spending

Long-pacifist Japan has shed its self-imposed ban on lethal weaponry exports, gunning for a prominent place in the global defence trade — a challenging feat that analysts say could take years to achieve. Under Japan’s…

Al-Sisi reaffirms Egypt’s support for African Development Bank

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi reaffirmed Egypt’s full support for the African Development Bank Group (AfDB), stressing its crucial role in financing development and infrastructure projects across Africa amid…

Delta Capital, Emirates Global ink $500m partnership for mixed-use projects in Egypt

Delta Capital for Urban Development has signed a strategic partnership with Emirates Global Investment (EGRI), a subsidiary of NCE Group, to develop a portfolio of mixed-use projects in Egypt with total estimated…

MSMEDA extends EGP 300m in microfinance to Tamkeen to support small enterprises

The Micro, Small and Medium Enterprise Development Agency (MSMEDA) has signed a financing agreement worth EGP 300m with Tamkeen Microfinance, the microfinance arm of Al Ahly Capital, to expand funding for…

Investment minister launches digital portal for Export, Import Control Authority services

Mohamed Farid, Minister of Investment and Foreign Trade, on Sunday launched a new electronic portal and automated system for services provided by the Environmental Verification and Authentication Unit and specialised…

Egypt targets $99bn in non-oil exports by 2030

Egypt is ramping up efforts to significantly expand its export base, with a strategic target of increasing non-oil exports to $99bn by 2030, Minister of Industry Khaled Hashem announced. Speaking at the launch of a new…

Washington Watch: A look at ED’s proposed regs on accreditation

The Education Department (ED) last month convened the “Accreditation, Innovation, and Modernization” committee for the first of two week-long negotiated rulemaking (neg reg) sessions. The second and final session starts…

Gates Developments Continues to Attract International Brands: French “Monoprix” Chooses SPACE to Launch its First Hypermarket in Zayed

Gates Developments has announced the signing of a strategic agreement with TMT for Trade and Distribution to open the first branch of the French hypermarket “Monoprix” in Sheikh Zayed City, within SPACE project. This…

Iran says US faces choice between 'impossible' military operation, 'bad deal'; Trump mulls peace proposal

Iran’s Revolutionary Guards on Sunday said the United States faced a choice between an “impossible” military operation or a “bad deal” with Tehran, after US President Donald Trump disparaged Iran’s latest peace…

Ministry of Justice organizes workshop on Data Classification Project

The Ministry of Justice (MOJ), represented by the Planning, Quality, and Innovation Department, organized a workshop to introduce the Data Classification Project. The workshop aimed to familiarize ministry employees…

Opec+ agrees third oil output quota hike since Hormuz closure

Opec+ agreed on Sunday on a modest oil output hike for June, an increase that will remain largely on paper as long as the US-Israeli war on Iran continues to disrupt Gulf oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. Seven…

Qatar University organizes seminar on Gulf economy amid current crises

Qatar University (QU) explored the most significant economic repercussions stemming from political tensions and developments in the region, including their impact on global energy markets, supply chains, and…

Cheap not always good: Watch out for ‘badal haji’ scams, Putrajaya tells Muslim pilgrims

BACHOK, May 3 — The government will continue to monitor suspicious offers related to badal haji services, particularly at Kuala Lumpur International Airport (KLIA) and on social media platforms. Minister in the Prime…

Survival over choice: The realities behind women’s home-based businesses in Nigeria

Without structural reforms, promoting home-based work risks masking deeper gender inequalities...

Global energy turmoil weighs on UK economy

The UK faces a new wave of economic pressure as the repercussions of the war in Iran ripple through global markets. Despite being continents apart, the interconnectedness of energy markets and supply chains impacts the…

President, PM renew resolve to protect journalistic freedom, stress credible reporting

President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Sunday expressed the government’s resolve to protect press freedom and stressed the importance of credible journalism. They issued separate messages on the…

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IIT Madras opens FACE, SCOPE and OAM modes for 2026 UG admissions, registration starts; apply here

IIT Madras has released Business Rules for undergraduate admissions for 2026–27 across FACE, SCOPE and OAM modes. Registration begins May 6, 2026. FACE supports fine arts and culture achievers with JEE Advanced…